Friday, May 14
Northridge, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
6-18, 4-18
4
vs
3
UC Santa Barbara
13-31, 10-12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
UC Santa Barbara
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
6
2
CSUN
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
7
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jamerson, Kenedee (2-8)
L: Schuttish, Emily (10-14)
Batting:
RBI: Cohen, Rayna 1 ; Thies, Teah 1 ; Nodohara, Ally 1
SH: McNally, Madelyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fabian, Sammy 1 ; Fines, Maci 1 ; Lewis, Lauren 1
CS: Nodohara, Ally 1
HBP: Donaldson, Ashley 1
Batting:
2B: Swan, Aaliyah 1
RBI: Usquiano, Paloma 1 ; Swan, Aaliyah 2 ; Rojas, Journey 1
SH: Garcia, Sami 1 ; Usquiano, Paloma 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Garcia, Sami 1 ; Steward, Jaymi 1 ; Jamerson, Kenedee 1 ; Usquiano, Paloma 1
SB: Swan, Aaliyah 1
HBP: Jamerson, Kenedee 2
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
OF
/ Softball
UTIL
/ SoftballP/1B
/ Softball
C
/ SoftballINF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballINF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
Photo by: Braden Villanueva
Rojas Hits Gamewinner In Game 1; CSUN Splits With UCSB
5/14/2021 7:05:00 PM | Softball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN and UC Santa Barbara split a Big West Conference softball doubleheader Friday afternoon at Matador Diamond.
GAME 1
Journey Rojas' single through the left side with one out in the bottom of the seventh capped off a four-run CSUN rally as the Matadors defeated the Gauchos 4-3 in the opener.
Rayna Cohen's two-out opposite-field single to left drove in Sammy Fabian for the first run of the game in the top of first for the Gauchos.
Emily Schuttish gave up a lead-off walk to Alexis Lemus in the first and hit Kenedee Jamerson in the second both were able to work around both CSUN scoring opportunities. Schuttish walked Sami Garcia with two outs in the third. Savannah Favre recorded the first hit of the game for CSUN, a bunt single. Schuttish's throwing error on the play allowed both base runners to advance a base. Garcia was aggressive and tried to score. Garcia would end up being thrown out on the play by Fabian, the left fielder who was backing up at third.
Jamerson singled with one out in the fourth. With two outs, Aaliyah Swan walked. Jordan Kaeka worked the count to 3-2 against Schuttish before walking to load the bases. Rojas fouled to third for the final out.
UCSB stranded a runner in scoring position in the top of the fifth. Lemus led off the bottom of the fifth with a single to right. Garcia's sacrifice bunt attempt was successful, allowing Lemus to reach second. Favre grounded out to Schuttish in a close play as Lemus took third. Jaymi Steward walked on four pitches. Schuttish struck out Jamerson to end the inning.
Maci Fines singled to the opposite field in left with one out in the sixth. Cohen grounded out to second as Fines went to second. Teah Thies worked the count to 3-0 before her single up the middle drove in Fines. Thies took second on the throw home. Ally Nodohara's bloop single to left-center plated pinch-runner Lauren Lewis for a 3-0 score.
With one out in the bottom of the sixth, Swan singled. She stole second before Kaeka walked. Rojas grounded into a 6-5 fielder's choice which retired Swan at third. Lemus flew out to left to conclude the frame.
Garcia reached on an error to begin the Matadors' seventh. Favre fouled out to Cohen at first who made a catch-up against the fence for the out. Steward walked. Jamerson was for the second time in the game to load the bases. Paloma Usquiano singled to center to score Garcia. The bases remained loaded for Swan who doubled down the left-field line to drive in a pair and tie the game.
With the count 2-2, Kaeka appeared to have been hit by a pitch, but she was ruled to have not gotten out of the way, so the count continued. On the ninth pitch of the at-bat, Kaeka walked to load the bases setting the stage for Rojas's game-winning hit.
Jamerson, the CSUN starting pitcher, tossed a six-hitter in taking the loss. She retired seven in a row at one point and struck out five She was 1-for-2 at the plate. Swan was 2-for-3. Kaeka walked three times, tying her with 12 others for the second-most in a game at the Division I level by a CSUN batter. All three UCSB runs were scored with two outs. Thies and Nodohara both had two hits for UCSB.
GAME 2
UC Santa Barbara scored four runs with two outs as the Gauchos defeated CSUN 5-0 in the nightcap.
UCSB struck again with two outs in the top of the third. The Gauchos recorded three straight hits, capped off by a Cohen double that drove in two runs. Nodohara tripled to get the UCSB fourth going. With one out Tyler Goldstein's sacrifice fly to left drove in Nodohara for a 3-0 advantage.
Swan led off the CSUN fifth with a double down the left-field line. Kaeka walked for the second time in the game and for the fifth time on the day. Rojas flew out deep enough to center to allow Swan to move up a base. Lemus ground out to first as Kaeka took second. Swan remained at third. Garcia lined out to left to end the inning.
UCSB put runners on first and second with one out in the top of the sixth. Korie Thomas grounded into a 4-6 fielder's choice which resulted in Gauchos on the corners. Fabian reached on a CSUN error that resulted in both runners coming around to score.
The Gauchos' Alyssa Molina pitched the first six innings, allowing only four hits before giving way to Lexi Campbell to start the seventh. Swan led off with a single. Kaeka grounded out to short before Rojas singled up the middle to drive in Swan. Rojas took second on the throw and reached third on the second wild pitch of the inning by Campbell. Lemus popped out to Campbell. Garcia's grounder to second was the final out of the day.
Swan had two of the six CSUN hits in game two. Cohen and Thies both posted two hits for the Gauchos.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"We had our opportunities throughout game one. But what better way for our lone graduating senior in Journey, to get the walk-off hit. KJ threw well in the circle and gave us a chance to win. UCSB did a great job of taking advantage of the mistakes we made, especially scoring two runs on that error. We can't wait until late in the game to catch up. Overall, we did some good things, but we have to work on our mistakes and end conference play on a good note."
UP NEXT
CSUN (6-19, 4-19 Big West) concludes the regular season against UCSB (14-31, 11-12 Big West) Saturday at 1 p.m. Brandon Marcus will have the audio-only call on GoMatadors.com. The Matadors host the USA Softball Women's National Team Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in a 10-inning exhibition.
GAME 1
Journey Rojas' single through the left side with one out in the bottom of the seventh capped off a four-run CSUN rally as the Matadors defeated the Gauchos 4-3 in the opener.
Rayna Cohen's two-out opposite-field single to left drove in Sammy Fabian for the first run of the game in the top of first for the Gauchos.
Emily Schuttish gave up a lead-off walk to Alexis Lemus in the first and hit Kenedee Jamerson in the second both were able to work around both CSUN scoring opportunities. Schuttish walked Sami Garcia with two outs in the third. Savannah Favre recorded the first hit of the game for CSUN, a bunt single. Schuttish's throwing error on the play allowed both base runners to advance a base. Garcia was aggressive and tried to score. Garcia would end up being thrown out on the play by Fabian, the left fielder who was backing up at third.
Jamerson singled with one out in the fourth. With two outs, Aaliyah Swan walked. Jordan Kaeka worked the count to 3-2 against Schuttish before walking to load the bases. Rojas fouled to third for the final out.
UCSB stranded a runner in scoring position in the top of the fifth. Lemus led off the bottom of the fifth with a single to right. Garcia's sacrifice bunt attempt was successful, allowing Lemus to reach second. Favre grounded out to Schuttish in a close play as Lemus took third. Jaymi Steward walked on four pitches. Schuttish struck out Jamerson to end the inning.
Maci Fines singled to the opposite field in left with one out in the sixth. Cohen grounded out to second as Fines went to second. Teah Thies worked the count to 3-0 before her single up the middle drove in Fines. Thies took second on the throw home. Ally Nodohara's bloop single to left-center plated pinch-runner Lauren Lewis for a 3-0 score.
With one out in the bottom of the sixth, Swan singled. She stole second before Kaeka walked. Rojas grounded into a 6-5 fielder's choice which retired Swan at third. Lemus flew out to left to conclude the frame.
Garcia reached on an error to begin the Matadors' seventh. Favre fouled out to Cohen at first who made a catch-up against the fence for the out. Steward walked. Jamerson was for the second time in the game to load the bases. Paloma Usquiano singled to center to score Garcia. The bases remained loaded for Swan who doubled down the left-field line to drive in a pair and tie the game.
With the count 2-2, Kaeka appeared to have been hit by a pitch, but she was ruled to have not gotten out of the way, so the count continued. On the ninth pitch of the at-bat, Kaeka walked to load the bases setting the stage for Rojas's game-winning hit.
Jamerson, the CSUN starting pitcher, tossed a six-hitter in taking the loss. She retired seven in a row at one point and struck out five She was 1-for-2 at the plate. Swan was 2-for-3. Kaeka walked three times, tying her with 12 others for the second-most in a game at the Division I level by a CSUN batter. All three UCSB runs were scored with two outs. Thies and Nodohara both had two hits for UCSB.
GAME 2
UC Santa Barbara scored four runs with two outs as the Gauchos defeated CSUN 5-0 in the nightcap.
UCSB struck again with two outs in the top of the third. The Gauchos recorded three straight hits, capped off by a Cohen double that drove in two runs. Nodohara tripled to get the UCSB fourth going. With one out Tyler Goldstein's sacrifice fly to left drove in Nodohara for a 3-0 advantage.
Swan led off the CSUN fifth with a double down the left-field line. Kaeka walked for the second time in the game and for the fifth time on the day. Rojas flew out deep enough to center to allow Swan to move up a base. Lemus ground out to first as Kaeka took second. Swan remained at third. Garcia lined out to left to end the inning.
UCSB put runners on first and second with one out in the top of the sixth. Korie Thomas grounded into a 4-6 fielder's choice which resulted in Gauchos on the corners. Fabian reached on a CSUN error that resulted in both runners coming around to score.
The Gauchos' Alyssa Molina pitched the first six innings, allowing only four hits before giving way to Lexi Campbell to start the seventh. Swan led off with a single. Kaeka grounded out to short before Rojas singled up the middle to drive in Swan. Rojas took second on the throw and reached third on the second wild pitch of the inning by Campbell. Lemus popped out to Campbell. Garcia's grounder to second was the final out of the day.
Swan had two of the six CSUN hits in game two. Cohen and Thies both posted two hits for the Gauchos.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"We had our opportunities throughout game one. But what better way for our lone graduating senior in Journey, to get the walk-off hit. KJ threw well in the circle and gave us a chance to win. UCSB did a great job of taking advantage of the mistakes we made, especially scoring two runs on that error. We can't wait until late in the game to catch up. Overall, we did some good things, but we have to work on our mistakes and end conference play on a good note."
UP NEXT
CSUN (6-19, 4-19 Big West) concludes the regular season against UCSB (14-31, 11-12 Big West) Saturday at 1 p.m. Brandon Marcus will have the audio-only call on GoMatadors.com. The Matadors host the USA Softball Women's National Team Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in a 10-inning exhibition.
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